Inbred Strains
of Rats: RLA
Inbr. F33.
Colour: Albino.
Genet. c.
Origin: Bignami selected for high avoidance conditioning with light as
a conditioned stimulus and electric shock as an unconditioned stimulus
(Bignami 1965). This outbred stock to NIH in
1968 where brother x sister mating was initiated. See also RHA. Note that
the original outbred stock and other independently-derived inbred strains
may differ in characteristics. Behavioural characteristics described by
Driscoll et al (1979) and Fumm and Battig
(1979). See RHA for details of comparative
studies involving both strains.
Bignami G. (1965)
Selection for high rates and low rates of avoidance conditioning in the
rat. Anim. Behav. 13, 221-227.
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Driscoll
P., Fumm H., and Battig K. (1979) Maternal behavior in two rat lines selected
for differences in the acquisition of two-way avoidance. Experientia
35, 786-788.
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Fumm H. and
Battig H. (1979) Development of exploratory behavior in RHA- and RLA-rats.
Experientia 35, 920.
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INBRED STRAINS OF RATS
Updated 9 Apr. 1998
Michael FW
Festing
MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building,
University of Leicester,
UK
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